Summer starts…..Now!

As I sat at the airport yesterday, these words flowed from me and I shared them in my different FB groups that all originated from Weight Watchers in one shape or form…

86400 seconds…one day…fleeting moments…what do we latch onto?

Vacation is over..we’re at the airport waiting to board our plane. I’m choosing to leave here wrapped securely in the precious seconds…nothing else comes home with me.

Yesterday morning across a sandy beach as the waves rolled in…two skies wrestling each other as we looked on..to the left, glorious golden yellow, orange, pink and bright blue hues as the sun rose to the right black and purple and dark blue clouds and skies, thunder and flashing… such is life sometimes.

Storms rolled through and cleared in time for our noon boat ride. Perfect mix of sun and wind and fluffy clouds. Docked and dined for lunch. Delicious blackened swordfish (fresh catch of the day) and a salad.

After our boat adventure quick shower ordered Italian food for a family style dinner that we picked up on our way over to spend more cherished moments with Aunt Arlene, the reason we were all there.

Hugs and kisses and a teary farewell and a ride home in a torrential rain storm with thunder and lightening…book ends to a magnificent couple of days. All the feelings…

Today, as I sit here remembering when I began the 100 days to summer challenge, looking good this past weekend in Ft. Lauderdale was on my radar for sure. When I think summer, I think June.. not somewhere in the middle but June 1st.. that being said, if I had to “weigh in” today.. I would be 1.9 lbs more than when I started.

Now before anyone feels the need to “make me feel better”, I can assure you I couldn’t care less about that number on the scale at the moment nor will it be what I remember about these past few days when I am looking back on this truly special vacation. Would my vacation have been different if I had lost weight prior to getting on that plane.. yes, my cute camo shorts which were too big last year were a perfect fit this year and the cute camo shorts that fit perfectly last year were too snug this year, also maybe a swap of a cute top or two may have occurred.. once again, an inconsequential tidbit of information that will fade away as these precious seconds are ingrained in my memories.. the details that I will remember are the colors of the sky and the thunder and lightening in the distance as night turned into day, the spray of water on my face as we bounced over the waves at high speeds, the swordfish, yes that was so delicious, I’m sure that will remain with me, the crashing waves, the conversations, the love, the laughter, the poignant realization of possible last times…

So as you journey to good health, please be certain that you are not so fixated on reaching goals that you lose out on the joy that exists beyond those boundaries.

Be Kind. Be present. Be careful with your seconds. Namaste.